ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204936
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| Date: | Thursday 25 June 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 76 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R9482 |
| MSN: | MP-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, Co.Durham |
Took off and almost immediately one or both engines on the port side failed. The aircraft was about 100ft AGL, it stalled and dived into the ground where it burst into flames.
Crew:
Pilot: Sgt (1015608) Arthur ASTON (RAFVR) - killed
Flt Eng:622361 Sgt Herbert Ralph Smith (RAF) Killed
WOp/AG:1255348 Sgt Cecil Douglas Barnett (RAFVR) - Killed
Obs: P/O (101528) William Joseph Cole (RAFVR) - Killed
AG:918303 Sgt Lawrence Desmond Richardson (RAFVR) - killed
AG: P/O (115557) Herbert Reginald Higgins DFM (RAFVR) - Injured /Died in Darlington Hospital 28 June 1942).
Sources:
Bomber Command Losses 1942
Find A Grave
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 August 1941 | L9562 | 76 Sqn RAF | 7 | near RAF Middleton St George, County Durham, England | |
w/o |
| 2 September 1942 | W1244 | 76 Sqn RAF | 1 | De Blankaart swamp, Diksmuide, West Flanders |  |
w/o |
| 20 December 1942 | DT511 | 76 Sqn RAF | 8 | near Liedern, Bocholt, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 25 June 1943 | DK166 | 76 Sqn RAF | 3 | Junkersdorf, Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 21 January 1944 | LK630 | 76 Sqn RAF | 1 | north of Hotham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jan-2018 14:01 | Red Dragon | Added |
| 12-Nov-2018 08:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 01-Dec-2023 10:30 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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